School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 0.9823 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9823 GPI
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
37th
of 43 groups
All-time high
0.991 GPI
in 2008
All-time low
0.9256 GPI
in 1994
Years of data
35
1985–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1985–2019

00.20.40.60.811985200220191985: 0.929 GPI1986: 0.929 GPI1987: 0.93 GPI1988: 0.93 GPI1989: 0.93 GPI1990: 0.93 GPI1991: 0.931 GPI1992: 0.929 GPI1993: 0.927 GPI1994: 0.926 GPI1995: 0.928 GPI1996: 0.935 GPI1997: 0.938 GPI1998: 0.946 GPI1999: 0.959 GPI2000: 0.966 GPI2001: 0.968 GPI2002: 0.971 GPI2003: 0.972 GPI2004: 0.978 GPI2005: 0.978 GPI2006: 0.98 GPI2007: 0.984 GPI2008: 0.991 GPI2009: 0.989 GPI2010: 0.99 GPI2011: 0.99 GPI2012: 0.99 GPI2013: 0.988 GPI2014: 0.987 GPI2015: 0.991 GPI2016: 0.982 GPI2017: 0.981 GPI2018: 0.983 GPI2019: 0.982 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.9823 GPI.

That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.991 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9256 GPI, in 1994.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1985 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1985 0.9292 GPI
1986 0.9294 GPI +0.0%
1987 0.9297 GPI +0.0%
1988 0.9295 GPI -0.0%
1989 0.9295 GPI +0.0%
1990 0.9299 GPI +0.0%
1991 0.9312 GPI +0.1%
1992 0.9291 GPI -0.2%
1993 0.9267 GPI -0.3%
1994 0.9256 GPI -0.1%
1995 0.9276 GPI +0.2%
1996 0.9346 GPI +0.8%
1997 0.9379 GPI +0.4%
1998 0.9461 GPI +0.9%
1999 0.9593 GPI +1.4%
2000 0.9657 GPI +0.7%
2001 0.9676 GPI +0.2%
2002 0.9714 GPI +0.4%
2003 0.9718 GPI +0.0%
2004 0.9776 GPI +0.6%
2005 0.9779 GPI +0.0%
2006 0.9801 GPI +0.2%
2007 0.9841 GPI +0.4%
2008 0.991 GPI +0.7%
2009 0.9895 GPI -0.2%
2010 0.9898 GPI +0.0%
2011 0.9899 GPI +0.0%
2012 0.9903 GPI +0.0%
2013 0.9878 GPI -0.3%
2014 0.9868 GPI -0.1%
2015 0.9909 GPI +0.4%
2016 0.9817 GPI -0.9%
2017 0.9807 GPI -0.1%
2018 0.9825 GPI +0.2%
2019 0.9823 GPI -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9295 GPI 0.9292 GPI 0.9297 GPI 5
1990s 0.9348 GPI 0.9256 GPI 0.9593 GPI 10
2000s 0.9777 GPI 0.9657 GPI 0.991 GPI 10
2010s 0.9863 GPI 0.9807 GPI 0.9909 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 34 India 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 35 Hong Kong 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 36 Lesotho 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 37 Timor-Leste 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 38 Bangladesh 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 39 Uganda 1.04 GPI compare
  7. 40 Jamaica 1.04 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9823 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 0.991 GPI in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9256 GPI in 1994.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
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Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.